Fastener



July 26, 1927, 1,636,824 I E. MELBERG FASTENER Filed Aug.23, 1 2a inghad. to the accompanying drawing, in

Patented July 26,1927.

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Application fled August as, um. um: No. 130,976;

lhis invention relates to fasteners for connecting two or more plates,and is more specifically designed .for attaching to their mountsthelicense plates of automobiles;

The object of the invention is to produce a simple and inexpensivefastener, by means of which a license-plate may be attached to anautomobile securely and permanently, and without the use of any toolwhatever.

The invention is fully disclosed in the description and claim following,reference .be-

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Fig. 1 is a frontview of a fastener embodying my invention as applied toa fragment a llcense-plate. Fig. '2 is a plan view of the same. Fig.fastener detached.

A strip of sheet metal-or a flat wire 5 is looped at 6, and its parallellegs are bent outwardl at- 7 to form a T head. Over the doubled body soformed isplaced a compression coil spring -8, and preferably a Washer.9, though the washer is not always indispensable. A key 10 slippedthrough t e loop and over the washer (or spring) holds all the parts inconnection, when not in use. For convenience in inserting the key it istapered at'll, and for convenience in both inserting and withdrawin it,a head 12 is provided, by asimple ben as shown.

In fastening a license-plate 13 to its supportin member or mount 14;,the spring may be in herein shown in front, in which case .the

3 shows in perspective the nt, or behind, as preferred; It is washer isset next the slot 15 in the plate, I

with the spring between it and the head of the -fastener. The looped endof the fastener bedefinitely under the constant tension of the spring.If the spring is used behind the mount, to give a little neaterappearance to the front of the license-plate, a Washer should preferablybe used between the head .of the fastener and the slot in the-plate, forobvious reasons.-

It will be evident that the fastener may be attached in a moment, andwith no tool whatever. The spring pressure holds the parts securely inposition, andbindsthe plate to the mountof the parts is prevented.

Having thus described my invention, I claim A fastener of the classspecified, comprismg a looped bod having substantially-parallel sidesturne outwardly. at the ends to form a head, the diverging parts beingadapted to span a, coil spring surrounding the body, a coil springmounted on the body, and a fiat key, mainly straight-sided, but

beveled at the end and having alaterally turned head, the keybeing'insertable in the loop and ada ted to hold a fastened part betweenitan the headof, the fastener.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ERNEST MELB'ERG.

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